Ali in Wonderland - And Other Tall Tales

Zusatztext "With candor and humor! [Wentworth] writes about her life! her marriage and growing up in the elite world of her illustrious mother?" Informationen zum Autor Ali Wentworth is the author of Ali in Wonderland and Happily Ali After . The star of the comedy series Nightcap , she made a name for herself on the sketch comedy show In Living Color , and her film credits include Jerry Maguire , The Real Blonde , Office Space , and It’s Complicated . A native of Washington, D.C., she lives in New York City with her husband, George Stephanopoulos, and their two daughters. Follow Ali on Twitter: @AliEWentworth Klappentext An acclaimed comedic actress and writer, former Oprah regular, wife of political and media star George Stephanopoulos, and a mother who lets her two girls eat cotton candy before bed, Ali Wentworth rebelled against her blue-blood upbringing, embracing Hollywood, motorcycles, even a few wildly inappropriate marriage proposals. In Ali in Wonderland , she takes us through the looking glass: from a childhood among Washington's elite and a stint in a New England prep school to her days doing L.A. sketch comedy alongside Will Ferrell and Lisa Kudrow. Constant throughout is her mother, Muffie, a flawlessly elegant, no-nonsense force of nature and pure WASP convictions. As charming and off-the-wall as Ali herself, her acclaimed memoir is a delightful look at life that is both intimate and uproarious. Zusammenfassung Mix 1 oz. Chelsea Handler! 1.5 oz. Nora Ephron! finish with a twist of Tina Fey! and you get Ali in Wonderland! the uproarious! revealing! and heartfelt memoir from acclaimed actress and comedian Ali Wentworth. Whether spilling secrets about her quintessentially WASPy upbringing (and her delicious rebellion against it)! reminiscing about her Seinfeld “Schmoopie” days and her appearances on The Oprah Winfrey Show ! The View ! and The Tonight Show with Jay Leno ! or baring the details of starting a family alongside husband George Stephanopoulos! one thing is for sure—Ali has the unsurpassable humor and warmth of a born storyteller with a story to tell: the quirky! flavorful! surprising! and sometimes scandalous Ali in Wonderland . “Ali Wentworth is funny and warm and crazy all at once. Like Barbara Eden. But on something. Like crystal meth.” —Alec Baldwin ...

Product details

• Authors: Ali Wentworth
• Publisher: Harper Collins Usa
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 22.01.2013
• EAN: 9780061998584
• ISBN: 978-0-06-199858-4
• No. of pages: 272
• Dimensions: 135 mm x 205 mm x 20 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Biographies, autobiographies; Memoirs, Theatre Studies, Biography: sport, Musicians, singers, bands and groups, Gender studies: women and girls, Composers and songwriters, Biography: arts and entertainment, Biography: historical, political and military, Political leaders and leadership, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Personal Memoirs, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Entertainment & Performing Arts, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Women, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Historical, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Music, HUMOR: Form / Essays, PERFORMING ARTS: Theater / General, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Sports, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Political, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Rich & Famous